Stove top



Dec. 21, 1937. STRANO ET A 2,103,100

STOVE TOP Filed Feb. 3, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 21, 1937. s. STRANO ET AL3,

STOVE TOP Filed Feb. 5, 193'7 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F 5 G3. q] ,1?

Patented Dec. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE assignors to J ackes-Evans' Manufacturing Company, St.Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application February 3, 1937,Serial No. 123,831

7 Claims. (01.126-217) This invention relates to stove tops, and withregard to certain more specific features, to a captive lid on a stovetop.

Among the several objects of the invention may be noted the provision ofa captive lid for astove top which in its construction shall be readilyadapted to be embodied in sheet metal stoves; the provision of a lid andtop of the class described which without complicated manipulation andwhich by simple motion may be opened and precisely closed; and theprovision of apparatus of the class describedwhich may be economicallyformed. Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the elements and combinations ofelements, features of construction, and arrangements of parts which willbe exemplified in the structures hereinafter described, and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In' the accompanying drawings, in, which is illustrated one of variousembodiments of the invention,

s Fig. 1 is a plan view of a stove top showing the-captive lid in closedposition;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line2'2 of Fig. 1; I

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section takenon line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and,r Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the lid in partially openposition.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the 'drawings. Sheet metal stoves, in order to besaleable, must be made at'a low cost. For this reason such stoves arenot ordinarily provided with many conveniences. For instance, the lidsover the firing holes, in order to be removable must be provided withhandling portions which readily cool and hence they have been bulky.This prevented the use of the lid as a support for cooking utensils andthe like. In the cases where the lids were made suitable for supportingcooking utensils, they were very difficult to handle while Referring nowmore particularly to Fig. 1, there is shown at numeral 1 a flat sheetmetal stove top clinched .to a sheet metal stove '3 (see Fig. 2). Thistop I carries the usual fiue outlet 5 and a suitable brace l to renderthe top rigid. At 9 is shown a damper.

i In the top I is .a hole H which is provided with a depending side wallIt. "At the bottom of the wall I3 is an inwardly extending flange IS.The circular recess thus formed is adapted to telescopingly receive acircular lid I! which is formed generally flatwise and has a dependingflange I9 beaded at the bottom as shown at numeral 2 I. v

The bottom of the flange l9 rests upon the flange [5 within the openingof the top I when the lid is in closed position.

From the above, it willbe clear that'the lid may be applied over theopening and by gravity telescopes into place within the wall l3 andrests upon the flange l5. This construction provides a substantiallyflush top between the stove top I and the top of the lid l1. I

In order to handle the lid I! it is provided with a holder 23. Thisholder is segmental in cross section and fits into a trough-like recess25 preferably formed along a diameter of the lid. I

The holder is held by fastening members 21. 7 At one end it extends tothe edge" of the lid and at the other end it extends over the edge andis looped as shown at 29 to form a handle which may be manipulated. Thehandle portion 29 extends from the side of the stove and has a tendencyto become cool enough to manipulate with the bare hand, if it needs notbe solidly' gripped for too long a period. It is therefore desirable tohave the construction such that the manipulator holds the handle for theshortest possible time, and/or merely pushes it about for manipulationrather than definitely gripping it tightly.

To hold the lid l1 captive to the stove, there is riveted to the stoveas shown at numeral 3| an angle piece 33 having an extension 35 underthe flange [5. Within the area enclosedby the flange, the extension 35is provided withfan opening 31 for loosely accommodating a pin 39. Thepin 39 has at its upper end a head 4|. The pin is held to the lid bymeans of a foot-like member 43 which has an opening 45 accommodating thepin v39 but holding the head 4|. The foot-like member 43 is held to thelid 11' by means of rivets 45 and is strengthened by being clinchedwithin the bead 2| (see Fig. 3).

At the lower end of the pin 39 is a cotter key 41 which has the effectof limiting the upward motion of the pin 39 through the openings 31. Abent portion on the lower end of the pin 39 may also be used for thesame purpose. In this case the bent portion should be short enough topermit it to be fed through the opening 31 by suitable angling of thelid upon assembly but which g, p

ments during use. The distance between the bottom of the member 35 andthe top of key 41 is such as to permit a rise of the top I! from thesolid-line position to the dotted-line position (shown in Fig. 3). Thisrise is accomplished by pushing upwardly and sidewardly on the handle29. Thus the lid may be rotated from the solid-line position shown inFig. 1 to the solid-line position shown in Fig. 4. Further rotation maybe accomplished if it is desired to further clear the opening of thelid.

To re-close the lid, it is merely necessary to push the handle 29clockwise (Fig. 4), until the lid is centered in the opening of thestove, whereupon it will fall from the dotted-line position shown inFig. 3 to the solid-line position shown therein.

The opening 31 accommodates the pin 39 loosely enough that the handle 29need not be definitely gripped in order to accomplish the upwardtelescoping movement. Furthermore, the fit between the edge of the lidand its opening is loose enough so that upon merely pushing the handle29 upwardly and sidewardly, there is enough camming action of the lid onthe edge of the opening that it easily moves to the position shown inFig. 4.

It will be seen from the above that there is provided a lid for a stovewhich has such a form and such a handle as to permit of its beingmanipulated hot, and at the same time the upper surface of the lid is ofa form adapted to receive cooking utensils and the like. Furthermore,the lid may be readily pushed open or pushed shut with only a slighttouch from the hand, and thus with minimum danger to burning of thehand. At the same time, the opened, hot lid need not be placed anywhereon the stove, or adjacent to, because it is held captive and positionedloosely at one side, ready for quick re-application to the openingwhenever desired. A mere push is required to open or close. Centering isautomatic and the handle 29 automatically comes back into itspredetermined position at the front of the stove.

The invention has advantage over lids which hinge at right angles to thesurface at which they form a part when closed, because the operator neednot substantially lift the lid against gravity when opening it.Likewise, he need not resist gravity when closing the lid to preventslamming.

In view of the above, it will be seen that the several objects of theinvention are achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As many changes could be made in carrying out the above constructionswithout departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended thatall matter contained in the above description or shown in theaccompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

We claim:

1. In a sheet metal stove, a sheet metal top having an opening, adownwardly extending sleeve within said opening and an inwardly ex--tending flange from said sleeve, a sheet metal lid having a downwardlyextending flange adapted to telescope said downwardly extending sleeveand rest upon said inwardly extending flange, a member connected to saidtop and presenting a hole inwardly of said inwardly extending flange.and a pin attached tosaid lid and extending through said opening, saidpin being of a length adapted to permit of raising the lid from saidopening and rotating it laterally on the stove top, and means at the endof the pin adapted to hold it captive within said opening and duringrotation of the lid.

2. In a sheet metal stove, a sheet metal top having a round opening, adownwardly extending sleeve within said opening and an inwardly extending flange from said sleeve, a round sheet metal lid having adownwardly extending flange adapted to telescope said downwardlyextending sleeve and rest upon said inwardly extending flange. a memberconnected to said top and presenting a hole inwardly of said inwardlyextending flange, and a pin attached to said lid and extending throughsaid opening, said pin being of a length adapted to permit of raisingthe lid from said sleeve and rotating it laterally on the stove top, andmeans at the end of the pin adapted to hold it captive within saidopening and during rotation of the lid.

3. In a sheet metal stove, a sheet metal top having an opening, adownwardly extending sleeve within said opening and an inwardlyextending flange from said sleeve, a sheet metal lid having a downwardlyextending flange adapted to telescope said downwardly extending sleeveand rest upon said inwardly extending flange, a member connected on theinsideofsaidtop and extending into said opening and presenting a holeinwardly of said inwardly extending flange, a pin attached to said lidand extending through said last-named opening, said pin being of alength adapted to permit of raising the lid from said sleeve androtating it laterally on the stove top, and means at the end of the pinadapted to hold it captive within the opening and during rotation of thelid and a handle on the lid extending laterally therefrom, whereby thelid may be manipulated upwardly and sidewardly, or sidewardly anddownwardly.

4. A sheet metal stove lid comprising a flat top, flange portionsdepending therefrom, a groove extending across the lid between saiddepending portions, and a handle for the lid extending from one sidethereon and having fastening means lying in said groove, and meansfastening said fastening means to the lid.

5. In a stove, a relatively flat top, a relatively flat lid, said tophaving an opening accommodating said lid, means limiting motion of thelid within the accommodating opening so that its top is flush with thatof the stove, a pin depending from the lid at a peripheral point, meansattached to the stove providing a hole through which said pin passes,means at the end of the pin holding it captive within said hole butpermitting telescoping movement thereof in said hole to a degreepermitting of lifting of the lid from the opening and rotation thereof.

6. In a stove, a relatively fiat top, a relatively flat lid, said tophaving an opening accommodating said'lid, means limiting motion of thelid within the accommodating opening so that its top is flush with thatof the stove, a pin depending from the lid at a peripheral point, meansattached to the stove providing a hole through which said pin may pass,means at the end of the pin holding it captive within said hole butpermiting telescoping movement thereof in said hole to a degreepermitting of lifting of the lid from its opening and also permittingrotation thereof, and a handle attached to the lid and extendingperipherally therefrom at a point spaced from the pin.

7. In a stove, a relatively flat top. a relatively from its opening andalso permitting rotation thereof, a handle attached to the lid andextending peripherally therefrom at a point spaced from the pin, saidhandle having an extension for fastening to the 11d, said lid having agrooved recess for accommodating said extension, and fastening meansbetween the extension and said lid.

SAM STRANO.

REINOLD E. GEHNE. 10

